Aquinas Lecture, 2013: Matthew Levering – ‘Aquinas & the Gospel’
On 30th January Blackfriars held its annual Aquinas Lecture. This year the speaker was Matthew Levering, Professor of Religious
Councils of Faith: Lateran IV (1215)
The Fourth Lateran Council (November 1215) represents a high-point in ecclesiastical governance in the Middle Ages. It is also of
Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas
I could not let today pass without saying a quick word about St. Thomas Aquinas, my intellectual hero and generally
United in Christ
Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Fabian explains how St Paul reflects upon divisions in the Christian community in the light
Conversion of Saint Paul
The story of the conversion of Paul, (who used to be Saul) is an interesting one. That example, of an
‘This House would be glad to have gay parents’
Last Thursday, the Oxford Union Society debated the motion, This House would be glad to have gay parents. Speaking for the
Councils of Faith: Lateran I – III
Our series on the Ecumenical councils of the Church here on Godzdogz has so far been dominated by the controversies
The Servants Knew
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Euan Marley guides us to see how our lives can become part of Christ's
John Baptist Watson OP RIP (1929-2013)
Please join us in praying for the repose of the soul of our brother John Baptist Watson OP, of our
Councils of Faith: Constantinople IV (869-70)
This council was centred around whether Photius ought, or ought not, to be Patriarch of Constantinople. It involved clear political
God Matters?
Readers in striking distance of Oxford are warmly invited to join us for a series of talks exploring some of
Blackfriars, Canterbury
Canterbury is in some ways the religious heart of England. That was certainly the case when the first Dominican friars